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Amoeblog posts marked with deathrock.Christ Vs. Warhol's Impressive Debut Disc<img height="300" align="left" width="239" alt="Christ vs. Warhol" style="border: 8px solid white;" src="http://www.amoeba.com/admin/uploads/blog/Aaron_D/christvwarhol.jpg" /><br />
Although the members of Los Angeles-based <a href="http://www.myspace.com/christvswarholmusic"><strong>Christ vs. Warhol</strong></a> all sport mohawks and/or various body modifications, there&rsquo;s nothing scrappy about the quartet&rsquo;s debut full-length disc, <strong><em>Dissent</em></strong>. Instead, one will find this well-oiled 4-headed beast firing on all cylinders on 13 solidly produced and politically-minded tracks. <br />
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There has been a glut of silly, style-focused and, frankly, <em>dumb</em> Deathrock bands vying for attention for the last few years and for a genre that isn&rsquo;t all that crowded, that&rsquo;s a pretty sad state. Christ vs. Warhol avoids these pitfalls by mostly avoiding navel-gazing and instead delivering incendiary, topical and thoughtful lyrics bathed in cascading riffs and wet bass lines. Vocalist and lyricist <strong>Eveghost</strong> (formerly of <strong>Scarlet&rsquo;s Remains</strong>) aims her firing sights at a multitude of topics, like blind consumerism, media-manufactured beauty standards, talk radio windbags and their corporate bosses as well as those <span style="font-size: larger;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: larger;">&ldquo;tossing tea into the harbor/&hellip;masquerading as the voice of the working man.&rdquo;</span>&nbsp;</strong></em></div>
Her voice alters between a witchy affected howl to an occasional but impressive<strong> Liz Fraser</strong>-esque swoop. <br />
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<em>Dissent</em> was produced by <strong>Faith &amp; The Muse</strong>&rsquo;s <strong>William Faith,</strong> which<img height="301" align="right" width="317" alt="Christ vs. Warhol" style="border: 8px solid white;" src="http://www.amoeba.com/admin/uploads/blog/Aaron_D/christvwarhol-cover.jpg" /> probably explains some of the shimmer and gleam the album carries. His presence is certainly felt on the opening track, &ldquo;A New Model of the Universe,&rdquo; a dirtied Dream Pop instrumental, all tribal drums and soaring guitar effects bookended by chiming finger cymbals. &ldquo;And If You Forget,&rdquo; one of the few tracks concerning personal issues (here it&rsquo;s a damaged lover) has a similar dreamy-lean with a swirling arrangement and Eveghost hitting the notes in her lovely upper register. The band excels on these airier tracks; it&rsquo;d be interesting to see the band focus on and hone these elements for future efforts. <br />
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